West Ham United vs. Leicester City: EPL Game Preview

West Ham United vs. Leicester City: EPL Game Preview

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Leicester City looks to keep their slim Premier League title hopes alive when they visit West Ham United on Sunday. Leicester City is coming off a 2-0 home loss against Manchester City last Saturday while West Ham United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 on the road last Monday. Leicester City is in third place in the Premier League standings with 56 points in 30 games while West Ham United is in fourth place with 52 points in 30 games. The game will be played behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• West Ham United: 2.85
• Leicester City: 2.50
• Draw: 3.35

Spread
• West Ham United: 2.05
• Leicester City: 0: 1.88

Total
• Over 2.5: 2.03
• Under 2.5: 1.87

Key Points to Consider

Last 6: Leicester City, coming off a 2-0 home loss against Manchester City last Saturday, have 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in their last 6 Premier League games. West Ham United, coming off a 3-2 road win against Wolverhampton on Monday, have 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in their last 6 Premier League games.

Momentum: Leicester City has been on an upward trend — with two wins in their last three Premier League games.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on October 4, 2020 and West Ham United won 3-0.

Projected Leaders

For West Ham United, Michail Antonio has a 31.3 percent chance to score. He averages 1.94 shots overall per sim, 1.05 shots on goal per and 0.38 goals per sim.

For Leicester City, Jamie Vardy has a 41.64 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.5 shots overall per sim, 0.82 shots on goal per and 0.53 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Leicester City Moneyline.

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Leicester City in this one. Average score in simulations is Leicester City 1.33 to West Ham United 1.16.

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